Trotta to seek rep. seat in 2010

PAXTON — Just a year after being elected selectman, William Trotta will be a candidate again in November 2010.

Trotta told Worcester Mag Tuesday that he will run as a Democrat for the seat currently held by state Rep. Robert Spellane, D-Worcester, who is not seeking re-election. Spellane's district includes all of Paxton and several precincts on the north and west sides of Worcester.

Trotta, a Worcester police lieutenant and former head of the city's emergency management agency, has been a selectman in Paxton since May. He almost ran a last-minute sticker campaign for state representative in 2008 before withdrawing and supporting Worcester businessman John Mahoney's unsuccessful challenge of Spellane.